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University Reciprocating Engine Program Review

April 9-10, 2003
Morgantown, West Virginia

The following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Acrobat Reader.

Agenda (PDF 147 KB)
Summary (PDF 201 KB)

Meeting Presentations

  • Welcome
    Tom George, US DOE NETL
    Ron Fiskum, US DOE EERE

  • Fundamental Studies of Ignition Processes in Large Natural Gas Engines Using Laser Spark Ignition
    Bryan Willson, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado (PDF 5.2 MB)

  • Low Engine Friction Technology for Advanced Natural Gas Reciprocating Engines
    Victor Wong, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts (PDF 1.5 MB)

  • Ignition Improvement of Lean Natural Gas Mixtures
    Lee Oberto, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan (PDF 362 KB)

  • Advanced Natural Gas Reciprocating Engine: Parasitic Loss Control Through Surface Modification
    Farshid Sadeghi, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana (PDF 2.5 MB)

  • Corona Discharge Ignition for Advanced Stationary Natural Gas Engines
    Paul D. Ronney, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California (PDF 1.9 MB)

  • Reduced Engine Friction and Wear
    Ron Matthews, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas (PDF 2.5 MB)

  • Rail-Plug Ignition System for Enhancing Engine Performance and Reducing Maintenance
    Ron Matthews, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas (PDF 1.7 MB)

  • Selective NOx Re-Circulation for Stationary Lean-Burn Natural Gas Engine
    Nigel Clark, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia (PDF 164 KB)

  • Energy Thermal Management Via Active Flow Control
    David Irick, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee PDF 1.1 MB)

  • Two-Stage Catalytic Reduction of Nox
    Umit S. Ozkan, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio (PDF 704 KB)

  • Improvement to Pipeline Compressor Engine Reliability Through Retro-Fit Micro-Pilot Ignition System
    Bryan Willson, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado (PDF 15.7 MB)

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